After all, even electricity has no worldwide standard of voltage or frequency.

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The LTE standard supports FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) mode adopted by DOCOMO and TDD (Time Division Duplexing) mode expected to be adopted for LTE networks in China and other markets, which will help to further the development of advanced mobile devices by manufacturers worldwide.

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To compare, standard mechanical timepieces run at a frequency of 28, 800 vph (4 Hz).

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Controllers have pop-up windows with various choices of standard messages for altitude changes, frequency changes and some re-routings.

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Congestion is inevitable because Wi-Fi uses the same unregulated 2.6 gigahertz frequency as microwave ovens, cordless phones and the upcoming Bluetooth networking standard, which lets phones, PCs and vending machines talk to one another.

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The company produces more than 15, 000 standard products, including amplifiers, data converters, and low-power radio frequency devices.

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